Moammar Khadafy is seen in this still image taken from video footage in Sirte. Khadafy was killed on Thursday as Libya's new leaders declared they had overrun the last bastion of his long rule, sparking wild celebrations that eight months of war may finally be over.

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Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters gather outside large concrete pipes where ousted Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy was allegedly captured in the coastal Libyan city of Sirte.

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TNC fighter Mohamed El Bibi, 20, who allegedly found Khadafy hiding in a hole in the ground, holds up a gold-plated gun that is said to have once belonged to Khadafy, as he and his comrades celebrate former Leader's death and the fall of Sirte Thursday.

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A Libyan rebel fighter fires his machine gun toward loyalist positions down town Sirte, Libya on Oct. 19, 2011. Libyan revolutionary forces fought building by building Wednesday against the final pocket of resistance in Moammar Khadafy's hometown.

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Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters battle loyalist troops on October 19, 2011 in Sirte's neighbourhood Number 2, one of the last two bastions of ousted leader Khadafy's gunmen.

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A Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighter fires at loyalist troops during a street battle in Sirte on October 18, 2011.

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A Libyan rebel fighter fire his weapon, during the battle to liberate the city of Sirte on October 15, 2011.

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An anti-Moammar Khadafy fighter searches inside a demolished house of deposed leader Moammar Khadafy in Sirte.

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Anti-Gaddafi fighters walk at an area where clashes with Moammar Khadafy forces took place in Sirte.

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A Libyan revolutionary fighter fires with his machine gun while attacking pro-Moammar Khadafy forces in downtown Sirte, Libyaon Oct. 14, 2011. Revolutionary forces pounded Moammar Khadafy's supporters holed up in two neighborhoods with rocket and machine-gun fire in Sirte, but the loyalists showed no sign of giving up in the fugitive leader's hometown.

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A boot belonging to a soldier loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is seen on a destroyed tank after an air strike by coalition forces, along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah March 21, 2011.

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Libyan officials look at missile debris on the rubble after a missile totally destroyed an administrative building of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's residence in Tripoli.

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The rubble after a missile totally destroyed an administrative building of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's residence in Tripoli, Libya. The building, which was about 50 metres (165 feet) from the tent where Gaddafi generally meets guests, was flattened. Coalition forces were expanding the no-fly zone over Libya on 21 March, moving it closer toward the capital Tripoli and covering some 1,000 kilometres, the US commander of military operations said.

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Vehicles belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi explode after an air strike by coalition forces, along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah on March 20, 2011.

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U.S. ships and submarines launched 112 Tomahawk cruise missiles at the country's air defenses, like this one fired from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry.

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Night-vision lenses aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce capture the missile's flight as it launches from the Barry.

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A tank belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy explodes after an air strike by coalition forces near Benghazi.

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A rebel fighter shouts "Allahu Akbar!" (God is the greatest!) in front of a burning vehicle belonging to forces loyal to Khadafy along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah.

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Rebel fighters watch burning government vehicle after an air strike near Benghazi.

War machine: Air crew prepare a French Dassault Mirage 2000-5 aircraft before a mission to overfly Libyan airspace.

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A pilot sits in the cockpit of a French Dassault Mirage 2000-5 aircraft before taking off for LIbya.

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A French Mirage 2000-5 fighter plane takes off from a military base in Dijon, France, headed for Libya. French planes fired the first shots of the operation, destroying tanks before allies launched missile strikes.

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A rebel fighter runs for cover in front of vehicles belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after an air strike by coalition forces, along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah March 20, 2011. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)

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Libyan rebels walk past wrecked military vehicles belonging government forces bombed by the French airforce in al-Wayfiyah.

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These pro-government tanks were no match for coalition airpower. French jets destroyed tanks advancing on rebel-held Benghazi.

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A Libyan man gestures next to a bus burning on a road leading to the outskirts of Benghazi.

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A soldier from the Libyan army loyal to Libya's leader Moammar Khadafy stands at Green Square in Tripoli. The LIbyan stronman has threatened to use supporters as "human shields."

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A Royal Air Force air-to-air refuelling VC10 aircraft takes off at RAF Brize Norton in central England.

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The Libyan army fires anti-aircraft missiles during air strikes by coalition forces in Tripoli. There were no reports of damage done to coalition forces.

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U.S. Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Jordan Orr, checks the mount for a machine gun on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of USS Kearsarge.

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A French Rafale fighter jet being refuelled mid-air by a tanker from the fday of military operations.

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An Italian Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon lands at the Birgi NATO Airbase in Trapani in the southern Italian island of Sicily.

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French foreign minister Alain Juppe votes in favor of a Libyan resolution during a Security Council Meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York. The U.N. Security Council voted on Thursday to authorize a no-fly zone over Libya and "all necessary measures" -- code for military action -- to protect civilians against leader Khadafy's forces.

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A plume of smoke rises over the skyline in Ajdabiya, eastern Libya -- the last major city between forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy and rebel-held Benghazi.

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Rebel fighters jump away from shrapnel during heavy shelling by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy near Bin Jawad. Rebels in east Libya regrouped on Sunday and advanced on Bin Jawad after forces loyal to Khadafy ambushed rebel fighters and ejected them from the town earlier in the day.

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Libyan rebel fighters take cover as a bomb dropped by an airforce fighter jet explodes near a checkpoint on the outskirts of the oil town of Ras Lanuf.

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A child of an army soldier holds his gun in the air as pro-Khadafy soldiers and supporters gather to celebrate in Green Square, Tripoli, Libya.

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Anti-Khadafy rebels drive a vehicle forward as smoke rises after an air strike by Moammar Khadafy warplanes that attacked a highway leading to the town of Ras Lanouf.

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Anti-Khadafy rebels ride on a truck with a multiple rocket launcher, as flames rises from a fuel storage facility that was attacked during fighting with pro-fighters in eastern Libya.

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A rebel fighter fires a rocket-propelled grenade launcher in front of a gas storage terminal during a battle on the road between Ras Lanuf and Bin Jiwad. The rebel movement in their east Libya headquarters of Benghazi said on Wednesday their forces moved back into the hard fought-over town of Bin Jawad, but some fighters said its fate was not clear.

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A Bangladeshi refugee, who fled the unrest in Libya, is pictured waiting on the Egyptian side of the Salum border crossing.

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A Libyan volunteer carries ammunition on the outskirts of the eastern town of Ras Lanouf. Government forces drove hundreds of rebels from a strategic oil port with rockets and tank shells on Thursday, significantly expanding Khadafy's control over Libya.

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Smoke rises as a Libyan jet fighter drops a bomb on anti-Libyan government fighters' position on the outskirts of the eastern oil port town of Ras Lanuf.

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An armed resident gestures a victory sign in the main square in Zawiya, located 30 miles west of Tripoli, Libya.

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Libyan militia members, who are now part of the forces against Khadafy, organize ammunition at a military base in Benghazi.

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Refugees from Bangladesh carry their suitcases after crossing the Libya-Tunisia border in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia.

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People gather at the site where a gas tanker exploded near Khadafy's compound in Tripoli, rattling nerves amid anti-regime protests in the oil-rich country.

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Rebels hold a young man at gunpoint, who they accuse of being a Khadafy loyalist, between the towns of Brega and Ras Lanuf. The prisoner's fate was unclear.

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A man fires his pistol into the air as he celebrates with other people in an armored vehicle in the eastern Libyan town of Shahat.

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An undated video released on YouTube allegedly shows demonstrators against Khadafy destroying a monument in Tobruk.

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A Libyan airforce pilot walks next to his Mirage F1 fighter jet after landing at Malta International Airport outside Valletta.

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Buildings at the entrance to a security forces compound are seen burning in Benghazi, Libya.

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A resident stands on top of a burned guard post at the entrance to a security forces compound in Benghazi.

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Two civilian helicopters arriving from Libya sit on the tarmac of the Malta airport after landing on February 21.

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Residents stand on a tank holding a pre-Khadafy era national flag inside a security forces compound in Benghazi.

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Residents and medical personnel are seen at Al-Jalaa hospital in Benghazi, Libya.

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Residents stand on a tank inside a security forces compound in Benghazi, Libya. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second largest city after bloody fighting.

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A Libyan girl kicks a poster of Khadafy during a protest in front of the Libyan embassy in Cairo, Egypt.

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A Libyan man holds up a chain of bullets.

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Lybian leader Khadafy flashes the victory sign as he arrives for a round table session at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy.